UPS to buy Netherlands' TNT Express for $6.8 billion

AMSTERDAM (AP) - United Parcel Service Inc. said Monday it will buy Netherlands-based TNT Express NV for $6.77 billion in a cash deal that will create a company with annual sales of 60 billion euros.

Mint rolls out Glacier Park coin

KALISPELL, Mont. - A piece of Glacier National Park worth 25 cents soon will be available as the United States rolls out a commemorative quarter for the park.

FAIR: Cooked up recipe for disaster

I am appalled at the North Idaho Fair's REQUIREMENT this year to include a recipe for ANY baked/canned good entered.

DEER: Varmints have two legs

The deer eat our tomatoes and destroy our beautiful landscaping, get rid of them. The squirrels eat the bird seed, get rid of them. The birds make a mess on our decks, get rid of them. The turkeys are pests, get rid of them. The beaver and otter interfere with our fishing line, get rid of them. The moose and black bear just scare the hell out of us, get rid of them. The elk, well, we already got rid of them.

Legal pot in Colorado hasn't stopped black market

DENVER - A 25-year-old is shot dead trying to sell marijuana the old-fashioned, illegal way. Two men from Texas set up a warehouse to grow more than they would ever need. And three people buying pot in a grocery store parking lot are robbed at gunpoint.

Roosevelt may be saved

Developer agrees to see if buyer, solution can be found to preserve historic school

The Press recently reported that Blue Fern was in the process of buying the Roosevelt Inn with plans to clear the .63-acre property and build townhouses. It also own the vacant lot between First and Second streets on Garden Avenue behind the Roosvelt, with plans to develop it, as well.

The dark days of 2008

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve agonized in 2008 over how far to go to stop a financial crisis that threatened to cause a recession and at times struggled to recognize its speed and magnitude.

Clerk's division offices limit public access

The following Clerk’s Division Offices will be limiting public access starting today, March 19, until further notice.

Thyroid disease on the up-swing

A couple of decades ago, it seemed only overweight women had thyroid disease. Boy has that changed. It is estimated that one in 13 people in the U.S. have thyroid disease and another one in 20 are undiagnosed. In 1924 we started putting iodine into our salt to combat thyroid disease. So why is thyroid disease still increasing?

Palestinians weighing alternatives to talks

RAMALLAH, West Bank - The Palestinians will study alternatives to peace talks with Israel in the coming days, a top PLO official said Saturday, after Israel gave the green light to build 238 new houses for Jews on war-won land Palestinians seek for their state.

Medication management and Medicare

We are always getting questions concerning senior issues. Lately the subject has been concerning medication management and Medicare coverage. For this question, we went to the expert - Vickie Nostrant, Director of Nursing with North Idaho Home Health.

Can't sleep? Pop a 'lude

What is "medicine" changes with time. Take live leeches, which commonly appear in books set in Europe's Middle Ages.

Idaho House passes tax overhaul bill

Legislation hikes fuel tax 7 cents

Committee boosts schools budget by 7.4 percent

BOISE - Legislative budget writers are matching Gov. Butch Otter's request to restore public education money slashed during the economic downturn by adding roughly $101 million to the Idaho schools budget.

Competition is fierce, play fair

As the graphic shows the Kootenai County real estate market is strong. This illustrates a level of activity that leads to fierce competition among buyers, sellers and agents. Buyers are competing to be the first in line with an offer and are taking care to make their offers agreeable to sellers of well-priced properties.

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Cap Champ

COEUR d’ALENE — At the blast of an air horn, Mikel Buffaloe and Alexis Melendreras began their cap-off dance off.

Burglary suspect arrested

Wells Fargo reports 3 percent increase in income

NEW YORK, N.Y. (AP) - A stable housing market and fewer bad loans helped lift Wells Fargo's quarterly profit 3 percent.

Jury decides Tavis Smiley must pay PBS in #MeToo dispute

WASHINGTON (AP) — A jury decided Wednesday that former television talk show host Tavis Smiley, who was fired amid allegations of workplace sexual misconduct at the height of the #MeToo movement, must pay about $1.5 million to his former employer, the Public Broadcasting Service.